Global Opportunities Abound for Startups

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Global enthusiasts from the public and private sectors recently gathered at Temple University’s Fox School of Business for Startup Global Philadelphia. This was the seventh Startup Global event, an initiative of the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Global Innovation Forum meant to provide focused assistance and information to early-stage companies by connecting entrepreneurial ecosystems with government and community resources.

What prompted the event?  Today’s startups and small businesses can be global from day one.  Sometimes it only takes a few resources to make the journey less daunting and way more efficient.

Here are a few of the event’s key takeaways, specifically 3 tips on selling overseas.

In Today's World You Can't Stay Local

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“In today’s world you can’t stay local,” says Lindsey Grossman, group manager of Business Development and Partnerships and Intuit Small Business Group. “If you don’t think about going global from day one, you’ll soon be surrounded by global-thinking competitors and you’ll be at a disadvantage.”

In an in-depth Q&A below, Grossman talks about government red tape, how to stay innovative and why all companies should aim to go global from the get-go.

Read:  Going Global From the Get-Go Intuit Labs